StockMarketWire.com - US conference board (CB) leading index has pushed higher (month-on-month) by 0.4%, up from its previous level of 0% suggesting increased optimism in the UK’s economic outlook.

The increased index levels push higher despite worries over increased inflation at a time in which MPC members are calling for increased monetary stimulus.

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